The one thing you should never say to start a conversation on a dating app

• An etiquette expert says you should never ask about jobs when starting a conversation on a dating app.
• Instead, ask open-ended questions about your match's background or interests.

So you've matched with someone on a dating app and now you're trying to figure out how to start the conversation.

Here's one piece of advice: Don't ask your match what they do.

Myka Meier, founder of NYC-based Beaumont Etiquette, which offers dating app etiquette classes, says starting a conversation by talking about jobs is one of the most common mistakes made by her clients — both male and female — who use dating apps.

Meier says that while work may seem like an appropriate and pertinent topic to start with, it can be viewed as "opportunistic" by some.